December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Broccoli Microgreens Growing Experiment: Paper Towels Vs. Soil


Hi Everyone, in this video I’ll be conducting an experiment with broccoli microgreens. The belief is that the seed contains all the nutrients the young sprout and microgreen needs, and therfore no additional nutrients are needed. If this is true, then the paper towel should yeild similar results to the growing on soil. The paper towel method is a cleaner way of growing broccoli microgreens… but I’ve been wondering if the yield is the same as growing them in soil? If the seed truly has all the nutrients a plant needs to begin its life, then we should not see much of a difference between the plants.
So I set up an experiment to compare the two methods…..to see which would produce a better crop. Please comment below, I would love to hear what you do, thank you for watching!
The article referenced in the video can be found here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362588/

Below are links from Amazon for some of the products you might need to start growing. Good luck, and most of all, have fun!
Seeds for Microgreens and Sprouting: https://amzn.to/2QUfHIU
Sprouting Lids for Mason Jars: https://amzn.to/2NAsqSI
Two Tiered Sprouter: https://amzn.to/2zpKJ4J
Growing Trays: https://amzn.to/2QRSyXn

28 thoughts on “VIDEO: Broccoli Microgreens Growing Experiment: Paper Towels Vs. Soil

  1. the roots on the ones that were placed on the paper towel are exposed. it is designed to be planted to another medium when the seeds germinated. So it is natural that they will not grow healthy.

  2. I’m wondering if the difference could simply be depth? An inch of soil has more room for roots to establish than 3 layers of paper towel. Maybe a few paper towels elevated on a cooling rack would allow roots to go further and plants be larger like in soil.

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